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The Royal LibraryCopenhagen, Denmark

AreaNew 21,000 m2. Refurbishment 7,000 m2

Construction Sum€ 49 million/ £ 39 million excl. VAT

Construction period1995-1999

ClientDanish Ministry of Culture

Award1. prize

Competition year1993

Competition typeOpen international

PrizesCopenhagen Municipality’s Architecture Prize 2000Nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2000Nykredits Arkitekturpris 2001Du Pont Benedictus Award 2003

The Royal Library/

Vestre Esplanaden, Växjö/ Sweden

AreaNew build 3.850 m2, refurbishment 3.100 m2

Construction Sum€ 9,8 million


ClientVäxjö Municipality

Award1. prize


Competition typeRestricted, international

PrizesKronoberg Läns Arkitekturpris 2005Växjö Kommunes Arkitekturpris 2004Nominated for the Kaspar Salin Prize 2004

Växjö City Library/

Halmstad Library Halmstad, Sweden

Area8,000 m²

Construction Sum€ 12 million/ £ 9,5 million excl. VAT


ClientMunicipality of Halmstad

Award1. prize


Competition typeInvited

PrizesKaspar Salin nomination 2006The Municipality of Halmstad Architecture Prize 2006

Halmstad Library/

University of Aberdeen New LibraryAberdeen, United Kingdom

Area15,500 m²

Construction Sum£ 34,5 million excl. VAT


ClientUniversity of Aberdeen

Award1. prize



University of Aberdeen New Library/

Oslo Harbour/ Norway

AreaNew build 20.800 m2


ClientOslo Municipality

AwardFirst round - 2. prize Second round - ongoing

Competition year2008-09


New Deichmanske Library/

URBAN MEDIASPACENEW CENTRAL URBAN WATERFRONT AND MEDIASPACE IN AARHUS

SCHMIDT HAMMER LASSEN / ARKITEKT KRISITNE JENSENS TEGNESTUE / ALECTIA

ÅRHUS / SKOVEN / VANDET / BYEN



ÅRHUS/VIDENS- OG KULTURBY



ÅRHUS/BYEN VED VANDET



ÅEN

HORISONTEN

HAVNEOMRÅDET

BYEN

URBAN MEDIASPACE/ EUROPAPLADS FUNGERER SOM “HÆNGSEL” OG FORMIDLER STEDETS RETNINGER OG BEVÆGELSER



URBAN MEDIASPACE/360˚ UDSIGT



MEDIASPACE/ BYENS GULV FLYDER IND UNDER BYGNINGEN

TAGSKIVEN/ OPTIONELT AREAL OG MULTIMEDIEHUSETS ADMINISTRATION

NIVEAU 2/MEDIASPACE MED FORSKUDTE NIVEAUER OG 360˚ UDSIGT.

NIVEAU 1/MEDIASPACE MED SKULPTURELLE TRAPPEFORBINDELSER TIL EUROPAPLADS.

NIVEAU 0/EUROPAPLADS / “BYENS GULV”





covered outdoor area

HC lift to level 1

self pick up area

sorting system

magazine/archives

magazine/archives

service and driving

delivery

delivery

packingroom

janitor

shelter/lock

service entrance

workshop/repair

servers/IT

cleaning fac. + storage

technic

book drops

toilets

weather screen

weather screen

weather screen

shop/cafe

road crossing

toilets

book busses

water

water

water

water

bicycles

bicycles

bicycles

open to level 1

open to level 1

open to level 1

open to level 1

open to level 1

open to level 1

car lift

terminal terminal terminal terminal terminal terminal terminal terminal terminal

car lift car lifts car lift car lifts car lift car lifts car lift car lifts

open to level 1

open to level 1mainstairs

open to level 1

kiss n’ ride/ short term parking

Århus ÅComfort Hotel Atlantic

Havnehuset

Århus Å

Europaplads

passage through Europahuset

passage through Europahuset

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Europahuset

Århus Å

Bridge

Bridge

Bridge

sloping upwards

Mindet

Toldbodgade

Dynkarken

Fiskergade

café/club

café/club

outdoorcafé area

bicycle lane

road

bicycle parking

bicycle parking

main lifts

lift/stairsto level 1

lift/stairsto level 1

Grenaalinien/light rail

arrival center

taxi parking special parking

special parking

out

in

automatic parking exit lane

automatic parking exit lane

main entrance train area

city busses

AA

B

B

NIVEAU 0/BYENS GULV



NIVEAU 0/ BYENS GULV FLYDER IND UNDER BYGNINGEN



AA

B

B

storage

kitchen

café outdoor

outdoor living room/newspapers/ magazines

outdoor meetings

HC lift to level 0

info point

solar cell body-info

suduko - playboard

open to level 0

open to level 0

green study oasis

telephoneworkstation

selv pick up area

multi purpose lounge

open oasis

study cells

serviceservice

guidance point

pc workstations

storage/wardrobe

pushchairarea

sound colums

sms - txt- diary - center

open to level 0 under ramp

open to level 0

open to level 0

open to level 0

open to level 0

open to level 0

open to level 0

open to level 0

info

area info

book news

user dataperronstairs

perronstairs

lifts to level 0

open to outdoor reading area0

city info board

transforamtion lab exterior surface

HC rampHC rampHC ramp

self chech out point

inspiration

media presentation/ theme area

lifts to perron

24 H returning

weatherscreen

digital info projected on mediaspace cores

inspiration

inspiration

lounge

campaign film

campaign info/ dialog

media ramp

inspiration

toilet

toilet

toilet

wardrobe

backstage/technic

stairs

cleaning fac. + storage

waiting area citizens´services

employeeroom

kitchen/wardrobe

citizens´services

hybrid learningmultipurpose hall

meeting

large flexible room

teaching area

childrenstheatre

study café

tweens

sound lab

tweens lounge/reading area

living room/newspapers/magazines

café area

projectroom

projectroom

meetingoasis

transformation lab

main lifts

central info area

main stairs

Europahuset

meeting

projectroom

mediaspaceshop

main entrance

campaign

campaign

campaign

campaign

Århus Å

Århus Å

Havnegade

City busses

bicycles

bicycles

bicycles

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Århus Å

Bridge

Bridge

Bridge

sloping upwards

Mindet

Toldbodgade

Dynkarken

Fiskergade

bicycles

bicycles

taxi

NIVEAU 1 / MEDIASPACE



“På niveauet over ‘byens gulv’ er man hævet over bytrafikken og horisonten er i fokus. Mulitimediehuset har 360 graders indsigt og udsigt”



“En stor medierampe forbinder de to hovedniveauer i Mulitimediehuset, så der skabes et frit flow mellem niveauerne”



AA

B

B

service

toilets

toilets

stairs

stairs tooptional areas

stairs to optional areas

stairs

stairs

study stairs

fairytale-pipesliding book-case

eating area

breastfeeding/baby changing fac.

guidancepointguidance

point

guidancepoint

guidance point

book sandbox

inspirationalroute

poetry latter

open oasis

open oasis

study cells

study cells

study cells

bookdrops

HC ramp HC ramp HC ramp HC ramp HC ramp

self check out point




reading area

open to level 1

open to level 1

IT workstations overlooking mediaramp

open to level 1open to level 1

open to level 1

special archives

PC workstations

PC workstations

service

service

sound lab

picture lab

main lifts

reading room

optional areas

optional areas optional areas

mediaspacemedia ramp

mediaspace

the play library

learning area

inspirationarea

lab

main stairs

Europahuset

Århus Å

Århus Å

Havnegade

City busses

bicycles

bicycles

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Århus Å

Bridge

Bridge

sloping upwards

Mindet

Toldbodgade

Dynkarken

Fiskergade

bicycles

Havne huset

ComfortHotelAtlantic

NIVEAU 2 / MEDIASPACE / OPTIONELT AREAL



SOUNDLAB : AKUSTISKE OVERFLADER _ BILLEDLAB : RENGØRINGSVENLIGE OVERFLADER _ IT-LAB : STJERNEHIMMEL/MØRKE OVERFLADER

INTERIØR I BØRNETEATER_ FARVER OG FLEKSIBILITET

MEDIERAMPE LYSSÆTTES

MØDERUM ISCENESÆTTES OG INSPIRERER

KARAKTERSKABENDE MØBLERING

MULTISAL

MØDERUM TIL UFORMELLE MØDER BAG GLAS/STOF

ZONER/RUM ISCENESÆTTES MED LYS OG FARVER

MULIGE ISCENESÆTTELSER/RUMDANNELSER I MEDIASPACE

MATERIALER / INTERIØR



“Dagslyset trækkes via lysgårde og åbninger langt ind i bygningen og skaber sammen med de forskudte dæk en lang række forskellige rumligheder og varierende lofthøjder.Der er stor visuel kontakt mellem funktioner og mennesker i huset”



“Børneafdelingen er et stort inspirations- og læringsareal, der er præget af læring via leg og nysgerrighed”



AA

B

B

lounge arealounge area

lounge arealounge arealounge area

reception reception

reception

reception

reception

lounge areakitchentoilets

storage/cleaning fac.toilets

storage/cleaning fac.toilets

storage/cleaning fac.

toiletsstorage/cleaning fac.



meeting

meeting and recreation

meeting and recreation

fitnessarea

changingroom

changingroom

meeting

meeting

meetingkitchenette

joint info/reception

meeting

team manager

team manager

team manager

team managerteam manager

IT manager

IT manager

IT manager

archives

archives

head of department

citizens’servicemanager

lift to citizens’service

area manager

head of library

head of secretary

meeting

meeting

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

skylight

meeting

meeting

meeting

meeting

meeting

meeting

meeting

meeting

meeting

meeting

meeting

meetingmeeting

meeting

meeting

meeting

meeting

meeting

meeting

cafeteriacafeteria

meeting

meeting

box for values

wardrobe/ lockers

wardrobe/lockers

wardrobe/lockers wardrobe/lockerswardrobe/lockers

wardrobe/lockerswardrobe/lockers

reception

openopen

open

open

open

hanging gardens

cafeteria

hanging gardenshanging gardens

entrance optional areas entrance adm. entrance adm. entrance adm.

meetingmeetingmeeting

optional areas

optional areas

optional areas

optional areas

main library adm.-60 workstations

main library adm.-20 employees IT/communication

-40 employees

citizens’ services adm.-50 employees

secretary of citizens’ services and library-11 employees

mainstairs

mainlifts

hanging gardens

open

hanging gardens

open

hanging gardens

Europahuset

Århus Å

Århus Å

Stairs

Bridge

Mindet

Toldbodgade

Comfort Hotel Atlantic

Havnehuset

Dynkarken

Fiskergade

Bridge

Bridge

slopingupwards

NIVEAU 3 / ADMINISTRATION / OPTIONELT AREAL



“Kontormiljøet udnytter den fantastiske udsigt 360˚ rundt mod by og vand”



SNIT / MULTIMEDIEHUSET ER ET ÅBENT LANDSKAB FRA BYENS GULV OP GENNEM MEDIASPACE OG TAGSKIVEN



“Vores forslag til et nyt Multimediehus og havneområde giver Århus et åbent og attraktivt byrum ved åens udløb - Århus’ oprindelsessted”



“Byen føres til vandet, og vandet bringes til byen. Horisonten bliver en del af hverdagen og nærheden til havnerummet generobres”



New Central Harbourspace and Mediaspace in Aarhuscompetition year 2008-2009 (first prize)

Construction period 2009-2015

Architect:schmidt hammer lassen architects

Landscape achitect:Arkitekt Kristine Jensens Tegnestue

Engineer:ALECTIA

Consultants:Bosch & Fjord

Henrik JochumsenCasper Hvenegaard Rasmussen



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